Animal trap



D. AND, W. BEAUDETTE.

ANIMAL TRAP.

APPLICATION H'LED JUNE 25.. |921.

atbmmq D.VAND W. BEAUDETTE.

ANIMAL TRAP. v APPLICATION man JUNE 25, 1921.

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* uNira` STATES PAT T-.erica DAVID BEAUDETTE AND wILLrar/r BEAUDETTE or` MANETTE;- wnsrrmeroin. l

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Application med June 25, 1921.. serial Np. 480,477.

To all whom t may concern: l,

Be it known that we, DAvm BEAUDETTE and lViLLIAM BEAUDETTE, citizensof the United States, and residing at Manette, in the county of Kitsap and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Animal Traps, Vor which the following is a specification. f

rlhis invention relates to an animal trap wherein the trap structure is made up in sections movably connected to permit the trap as a whole to be arranged in collapsed condition to occupy lout little space in storage or shipment. v

The trap further provides normally 'supported trap doors which yield .under Vthe weight ofthe animal, in an attempt to reach-- the bait, to precipitate the animal into the trap proper.

The invention also `contemplates the provision of means Vfor supporting the bait in proper relation to the trap door, which means are readily movable to occupy but little space when the trap structureis col- In the drawings; i

Fig. l is a plan view of the-improved trap.

Fig.v 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the same.A

Fig. 4 is a View of the 'trap structure in at relation showing theA connection ofthe various parts to permit folding'or collaps- The improved structure comprises a; trap bottom l of appropriate -width and length,

`Ato which along one longitudinal-' edge is hingedly supported at 2, a trap side 3L The opposite side 4 is hingedlyconnectedtothe cover section 5, as at 6, land-'theresp'ective ends 7 and 8 arehingedlyconnected at 9 to the respective sides 3vv and 4, as shown in Fi .3.

r2lghe free edges of oneof each of two meeting parts are formed at v10 with' metal eX- tensions forming receiving channels for the free edge of the other of such parts, where, by the parts are connected into rectangular trap form. Hooks 11 hingedly connected toY one part at 12 are'formed so that their hook terminals 13 `engage eyes 14 on an opposing part, such as the bottom l to thus secure the respective parts in trap forming relation, as will bev apparent more particularly from Fig. 2 of the drawings. The sides and ends of the trap are preferably proper.

each formed of a rectangular frame work l5 and a metallic screen-like illing 16 to complete the. part. f

The top of the trap is formed to provide similar door sections 17,18, hingedly con- Speci'caton of Letters Patents Panted. 25,419.22,

nected to the top at 19, so that their meetl ing -edges extend transverse the top. The

doors are mountedffor a free vdownward movement yand are normally held againsty said movement by a .bar 2O secured to the underside of` each `door and projecting. through the edge frame of the top, said bar y being then extended laterally at 21 and provided with a counterweight 22, -which slightly overbalances ythe weight `of the doors. The frame work of the top is pro-v vided with a, stop 23 Ato overlie' the doors and limit their upward movement under the 4 inuence of the weights 'to Va -position vsubstantially in the plane of the top.

A bait Support isprovidea 'in the form of a bail 24 hingedly supported at 25 adjacent bar 26 of the bail extending longitudinally of thetop. In line with thedoor division,`

the top is further provided, through a'piv the bail when said bail 'and hook'are elevated, as shown in Fig-3. The bait vrodfi's' provided with a pendent hoolrBO onjwhigchI the bait is placed.v -Thisj arrangement"v suspends thebait hook and baitl immediately abovek and in alignment with the ,division`v between the doors. y

Inthe attempt of the animal to reach the".v bait, he is compelled to step or walk upon the doors 1,7, which thusmove downwardly to precipitate the -animal into the trapv Y The doors when relieved. of theV weight-.of the animal immediately returnto. normal position through the counterweights.V

100l When not desired? for useas altrap,as in .storage or transportation, the entire 'strucfv ture may be readily4 collapsed into com- 55 L pact package in. an obvious. manner,the` j v' described.

hinge connection of the various designed to Y Claim;

partsbein'g permitthiscollapsef,

being hinged together at `the ends thereof 'and'thetop and bottom having one 'edge hinged to the sidewalls for forming a rectangular body, means on the side Walls enraging the bottom for securing the bottom thereto in trap forming position,V a pair' of trap doors formed in the top and hinged 5 thereto at opposite ends, counterweghts for* holding` said doors closed, and a hait support collapshly mounted above the 'meeting ends of said doors, wherebyV the ltrap may' he folded into :L flat compact form When not in use Y 5 lo n testimony whereof We affix our signatures.

DAVID BEAUDE'ITE.

' WILLIAM BEAUDETTE. 

